Self-Esteem: The Key to a Free Society

Date: Thursday, 21st March

Time: 18:00 - 20:30

Location: 2 Lord North Street, SW1P 3LB

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Objectivism is a philosophy for freedom and flourishing. It posits that you must value yourself in order to value living in a free society. 

In Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution, Ayn Rand says, “Self-esteem is reliance on one’s power to think. It cannot be replaced by one’s power to deceive. The self-confidence of a scientist and the self-confidence of a con man are not interchangeable states, and do not come from the same psychological universe. The success of a man who deals with reality augments his self-confidence. The success of a con man augments his panic.”

Objective Standard Institute Fellow Kiyah Willis and IEA Communications Officer Reem Ibrahim will discuss why these ideas matter in the era of identity politics and nanny statism.

Panellists

• Kiyah Willis is an American intellectual and commentator focusing on cultural trends and their causes and consequences. Kiyah is a Fellow of the Objective Standard Institute, an organisation whose mission is to teach the rising generation about the importance of philosophy, the principles of Objectivism, and related ideas for living fully and advancing liberty. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kiyah worked as a data analyst before transitioning to philosophy. You can find her advocating reason, individualism, and liberty on Twitter and TikTok (@growingtotruth).

• Reem Ibrahim is an IEA Communications Officer and Linda Whetstone Scholar

Food for Thought: The Ethics and Public Policy of Explainability in AI

Date: Thursday, 21st March

Time: 13:00 - 14:00

Location: 2 Lord North Street, SW1P 3LB

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Artificial Intelligence has rapidly become part of our everyday lives. How do we ensure that we can use and develop AI safely and harness its power to create positive change?

We are delighted to invite you to our next Food for Thought discussion with Dr. Carlo Cordasco on the Ethics and Public Policy of Explainability in AI vis-à-vis Human decision-making.

Doors open at 12.30 and a sandwich lunch will be provided for all attendees.

Dr. Carlo Cordascoa is a lecturer in Management & Organisation Studies and an Affiliate Scholar at the Classical Liberal Institute at the New York University School of Law. His research interests span from normative business ethics to the ethics of Artificial Intelligence.